After Li Rui left the south gate of Central City, it wasn't like the vast sea where fish could leap freely.
There were still more enemies ahead. He had to bypass the area around Hundred Li Crossing, reach the spot where the river narrows, find a way to cross it, and then head north again to Yellow Earth City.
The reason he had to save time even on his favorite looting phase was to break through directly before the enemy's communication and catch them off guard.
It turned out this was the right approach. After he dashed out of Central City and ran over a hundred li, he encountered two slightly larger defensive strongholds, but the Westerners inside made no attempt to stop him.
The most important reason was that they hadn't received any interception orders and didn't even know this team was the enemy.
Additionally, as per Ju Ye's suggestion, Li Rui collected some banners of the Demon Race from the city's garrison, having a group of ghostly knights carrying them.
